Integrating the health services and insurance industries (HMOs) could lower expenditure by reducing either the quantity of services or unit price. We compare the treatment of heart attacks and newly diagnosed chest pain in HMOs and traditional plans in two data sets. The nature of these health...

This research contributes to the literature on the value of health spending by estimating quality-adjusted price indices for treatment of patients with diabetes. We analyze rich data on patient outcomes and actual transaction prices for a sample of 735 patients identified in a large electronic...